Joe Cocker

Joe Cocker, the gritty-voiced rocker veteran who for more than 50 years has stayed relevant by evolving from blues rock of such ’60s hits as “Feelin’ Alright” to sing softer, more adult contemporary 1980s fare like “Up Where We Belong,” has died of lung cancer, his agent confirmed today. Cocker was a Grammy Award-winning artist who sang at the storied Woodstock festival, had 18 Top 40 songs and whom Rolling Stone magazine ranked as one of the Top 100 singers of all time. But in an interview before a headlining concert at Bethlehem’s Musikfest festival in 2012, Cocker told Lehigh Valley Music that his career progression was essentially luck. And...

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Joe Cocker, the gritty-voiced rocker veteran who for more than 50 years has stayed relevant by evolving from blues rock of such ’60s hits as “Feelin’ Alright” to sing softer, more adult contemporary 1980s fare like “Up Where We Belong,” has died of lung...

Joe Cocker, a musician best known for hits such as "With a Little Help From My Friends," "Have a Little Faith," and "You Are So Beautiful," has died.
Cocker died at his home in Colorado on Monday after a battle with lung...

British vocalist Joe Cocker, whose blues-drenched, unfettered performances made him one of the most distinctive rock singers of the late '60s and early '70s, died Dec. 22 in Colorado. He was 70, and had been battling lung cancer.The Sheffield-born...

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